They have awesome meaty filets, but if you only take the boneless filets you can be missing out on a ton of yummy meat from the head, collars and belly meat.

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A great way to utilize the rest of the fish is to make a soup using the carcass, head, collars and belly meat and any scraps leftover from fileting.

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Throw the carcass/skeleton in a pot with some whole peeled garlic cloves and ginger and enough water to cover the bones and boil it into it starts smelling good.

While it is boiling you can sautee some chiles and tomatoes and whatever spices you like.

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Once the carcass stock is smelling good go ahead and strain it into the pot with your spices, discard the carcass, and add the head and collars.

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Add in some cilantro, lemongrass or whatever other spices you like and boil it some more. Stir it enough and use low enough heat so that nothing sticks and burns on the bottom of the pot.

Once the head skin is looking cooked and peeling back a bit go ahead and throw in the belly meat and scraps. I put these in last cuz they need the least amount of cooking.

When you can see the cheek and collar chunks falling off the bone go ahead and strain the stock out.

Then pick the meat and yummy parts (fatty skin etc) off the bones from the head and collars and put that boneless meat aside....up to you how meticulous you want to be...I don't mind some bones in my soup but some people do.

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Then you can serve the soup broth and add in as many chunks of meat as you want.